Accident MiG-21 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188642
 
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Date:Saturday 27 April 2002
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MiG-21
Owner/operator:Afghan Air Force
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pul-i-Charkhi -   Afghanistan
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kabul
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The plane, practising for a military parade, crashed after a technical malfunction south-east of Kabul. The two crew members ejected, but one crew member died as the parachute did not deploy. *The pilot was killed.

Sources:

http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/afghan-pilot-killed-in-mig-21-crash-1.439614
*AFM July 2002, p72

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jul-2016 13:33 gerard57 Added
06-Dec-2019 09:40 TB Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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